The Leech House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Leech house.

The Leech House

WRENN ID
tenth-pediment-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Type
Leech house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

AISKEW A 684 SE 28 NE (south side) 6/11 The Leech House 25.9.85

  • II

Leech house. Late C18. Red brick, lead roof. Almost square in plan. 1 storey, 1 bay. Board door in triangular-headed surround with ashlar keystone. Other sides have small window openings with stone sills and triangular heads with ashlar keystones. Embattled parapet. Interior: small contemporary corner cast-iron fire grate. A rare example of a building by a river designed for a doctor to house leeches, for use in his profession.

Listing NGR: SE2681488251

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